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202377 minGdocumentary

Take Your Space

202377 minGdocumentary

Mexican graffiti, street art, and hip hop are explored as expressions of freedom and resistance against global capitalism in urban environments.

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Karolína Alvarez

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Mexican graffiti, street art, and hip hop are explored as expressions of freedom and resistance against global capitalism in urban environments.

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Karolína Alvarezdirector

Karolína Alvarezwriter

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The first feature-length documentary on Mexican graffiti, street art and hip hop presents urban arts as a path of freedom and independence of an individual, who is confronting the global power of the capitalist system.

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